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Gordon Charles Pearce (born 10 January 1934 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India) is an Indian-born Australian field hockey player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics for Australia.[1][2]
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Pearce is the fourth of five brothers who represented Australia in hockey in the 1950s and 1960s.
In later life Pearce became a senior public servant within the Western Australian Public Service: In 1987 he was chief executive of the office of the Premier of Western Australia[3] and in 1990 was appointed Chief Executive to the WA Inc Royal Commission by premier Carmen Lawrence.[4] In 1995 he was appointed a member in the general division of the Order of Australia.[5]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Pearce". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- The Compendium: Official Australian Olympics Statistics 1896-2002. Australian Olympic Committee. 2003. ISBN 9780702234255.
- "History of the Department of Premier and Cabinet 1829 – 2012" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2012. p. 8.
- "Report 1 of the Royal Commission" (PDF). State Law Publisher. 26 October 2000.
- "PEARCE, Gordon Charles". It's An Honour - Government of Australia.
External links
- Gordon Pearce at Olympedia
- Gordon Pearce at the Australian Olympic Committee
Australia squad – 1956 Summer Olympics – 5th place | ||
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Australia squad – 1960 Summer Olympics – 6th place | ||
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Australia squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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[de] Gordon Pearce
Gordon Charles Pearce (* 10. Januar 1934 in Jabalpur) ist ein ehemaliger australischer Hockeyspieler. Er gewann mit der australischen Nationalmannschaft eine olympische Silbermedaille 1968.- [en] Gordon Pearce
[ru] Пирс, Гордон
Гордон Чарльз Пирс (англ. Gordon Charles Pearce, 10 января 1934, Джабалпур, Британская Индия) — австралийский хоккеист (хоккей на траве), полузащитник. Серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1968 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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